Plans submitted for Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community

Plans submitted for Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community

A planning application for a new 7,750 home garden community in north Essex has been submitted.

Latimer, the development arm of Clarion Housing Group, has submitted an outline/hybrid application to Tendring District Council and Colchester City Council for the Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community.

Split into three distinct neighbourhoods, proposals include a mix of 7,750 homes, as well as community infrastructure such as schools and a civic centre.

The garden community is expected to create more than 6,000 full time jobs.

Richard Cook, Chief Development Officer at Clarion Housing Group, said: “This submission marks a major step forward in delivering a flagship new Garden Community for Tendring and Colchester, and a landmark moment for Clarion. Housing associations stepping into the role of master developer is nationally significant, as it demonstrates how organisations with a social purpose can create large-scale well-designed communities, expertly meet local housing need, while creating lasting social and environmental value. We would like to acknowledge and thank the broad range of project partners that have helped us get to this important milestone, including our Local Authority partners, Homes England, MHCLG and our design team. In this context, and as the government grapples with how to deliver new towns that are fully integrated, and deliverable, we hope that it will provide a valuable model of what is possible.”

Local residents, businesses, and stakeholders will have the opportunity to review the plans and submit comments during a public consultation, set to launch in April.

A decision on the application will be taken by the Tendring Colchester Borders Joint Committee.